Practice!

I went to do a mini surgery on my left toe today; I guess I needa stay home for a few days...

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More practicing... Here is a video of Zimmerman's old recording of Chopin's fourth Ballade. It remains one of my favorite interpretations of this piece. It is very structured and well thought out yet free and expressive. I believe this is the best piece Chopin wrote - it has everything - Nocturne, Barcarolle, Waltz, Mazurka and a crazy coda...

Sometimes, it is frustrating to watch him play, haha... It is just impossibly clean.

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I usually don't practice piano to perform. I never performed Chopin's first ballade (except for an audition) among many other pieces. Practicing piano has become something that I do purely for myself ----- it's great. I don't really plan to perform this fourth ballade when I am done, either... I just enjoy playing on my own. Maybe sometimes, I'll play some chamber music again.

I am sort of hesitated to start the coda...